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Permission for cinema shooting at ASI monument sites will be granted within 3 weeks: Prahlad Singh Patel

India’s tourism minister Prahlad Singh Patel has said there won’t be any need to wait for long periods of time, to secure permission to shoot films in any of the monuments of the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI). Patel said that film makers will get permission for shooting within 3 weeks of applying online on the ASI website (asiegov.gov.in/login).  He further said that this move is aimed at not only promoting  film shooting within India, but will also increase the popularity of Indian monuments. Patel urged the film industry to shoot at less popular ASI monuments along with known ones, ... Read more